The Elston Inn & The Conference Center

The Elston Inn & The Conference Center is a college building in Amherst, Virginia which is located on Sweet Briar Drive. The Elston Inn & The Conference Center is situated nearby to the church Memorial Chapel, as well as near the nature reserve Carry Nature Sanctuary.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sweet Briar College and Sweet Briar House.

Sweet Briar College

University

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Sweet Briar College is a private women's liberal arts college in Sweet Briar, Amherst County, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1901 by Indiana Fletcher Williams in memory of her deceased daughter, Daisy, and began holding classes in 1906. Sweet Briar College is situated 1,500 feet southwest of The Elston Inn & The Conference Center.

Sweet Briar House

Building

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Sweet Briar House, also known as Locust Ridge, is a historic home located at Sweet Briar, Amherst County, Virginia. The original house was built about 1825, and was a Federal style brick farmhouse with a hipped roof. Sweet Briar House is situated 1,600 feet west of The Elston Inn & The Conference Center.

Virginia Center for the Creative Arts

Building

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The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts is a residential artist community in Amherst, Virginia, USA. Since 1971, VCCA has offered residencies of varying lengths with flexible scheduling for international artists, writers, and composers at its working retreat in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Virginia Center for the Creative Arts is situated 1 mile south of The Elston Inn & The Conference Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amherst and Monroe.

Amherst

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Amherst is a town in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Amherst had a population of 2,110. It is the county seat of Amherst County. Amherst is part of the Lynchburg metropolitan area.

Monroe

Hamlet

Monroe is an unincorporated community in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. Monroe is located along U.S. Route 29, 6.1 miles north of Lynchburg. Speed the Plough, a farm located in Monroe, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Monroe is situated 4½ miles southwest of The Elston Inn & The Conference Center.

The Elston Inn & The Conference Center

Type: College building
Address: 480 Sweet Briar Drive, Amherst, VA 24521
Categories: building and education
Location: Amherst, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.55693° or 37° 33′ 25″ north

Longitude

-79.0772° or 79° 4′ 38″ west

Open location code

8792HW4F+Q4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 552329338

OpenStreetMap feature

building=college

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